Danielle's Cherry Blossoms

Tokyo

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June 16th 2004
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 17:52:28 -0700 (PDT) From: "Eric Bram" Subject: Turning Japanese I really love Japan. It's funny because Danielle and I thought that we didn't have the time to go and we figured we could always do a separate Japan trip later on because it's such an expensive place. The only reason why we went was because the airplane ticket wasn't going to ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more